Recurring UTI?

[pyrless]

My Pyr Sasha now has her 2nd UTI in three months. The vet is putting her on a 3-week course of antibiotics now instead of a 2-week one, but my question is, do any of you have experience with this and what have you done to help prevent it? Pyrs are not prone to these as a general rule. She is spayed, if that makes a difference. Any help would be welcome-I can tell she is miserable and know what that feels like :o so i just want to make her more comfortable now & in future. Thanks in advance you guys. :cry:

[TDG]

i would try adding something to the food that acidifies the urine (e.g. cranberries as dried fruits or capsules, whichever works, or vitamin C), and also give a good probiotic supplement.

[pyrless]

Is yogurt probiotic?

[TDG]

some types are, but they don't have enough cultures to make a difference with an existing health problem. you need something much higher-dosed, such as for example a human acidophilus supplement in capsule form.

[pyrless]

Thank you. I should be able to talk to my vet today about her diet. She is doing better by the way!

[imported_Kat]

Cranberry juice is good for dealing with UTI's but please don't give any dried fruit like raisins, figs, sultanas etc as they are toxic to dogs and cause kidney failure.

[xavierandrea]

Free used to get UTIs all the time. The vet suggested that we put her on cranberry caplets 1x a day and ever since no more UTIs.

[pyrless]

Thanks everyone! I think the cranberry is a great idea, hey, it works for us, right? :wink:

[imported_Kat]

Nuts and pulses and fruits like raisins and their deriviatives have so far been classified as being toxic. A friend of mine on another board just lost her 4 yr old Border collie to kidney failure following him stealing a 250g bag of raisins. Its so sad :( Dried apples and apricots as far as I know haven't been reported as being dangerous but currently the veterinary hospital of Glasgow university is doing a lot of research into foods that are toxic to dogs.